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'''Anarcho-skinheads''' are the [[anarchist]] [[skinhead]]s. They are sympathetic to the [[anti-fascism]] and [[militant]] [[working class]] [[stance]]. There are many anarcho-skinheads who are not in any [[crew]]/[[organization]], some who are involved with explicitly anarchist crews like ASAP - [[Anarchist Skins and Punks]] - in the [[USA]] and FASH - [[Federacion Anarco-Skinhead]] - in [[Spain]] and parts of [[Latin America]], and some who are just with non [[political]] or other kinds of crews - the [[Baldies]] were a crew in [[Minneapolis]] with anarchist members, some are in SHARP - [[Red and Anarchist Skinheads]]' chapters, and all sorts of different crews.
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== Anarcho-skinhead style ==
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Anarcho-skinhead style is not much different from the regular [[skinhead]] style. The only differences are that anarcho-skinheads tend to adopt a little more Punk styles such as a lot of band [[t-shirts]] and [[studded belts]]. Anarcho-skinheads also apply their politics to their style. With the "lace and braces" rule, most tend to go for [[red]] signifying the color of [[socialism]].
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=== Tops ===
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*Men: Fred Perry, Ben Sherman, Band T shirts.
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*Women: same as for the guys.
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=== Coats ===
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-Flight/Bomber Jackets. Normal colors are Green and Black, occasionally dark blue. In the 90s it was possible to see male skins wearing burgundy, but this is mainly for girls now. Also in the past French redskins were known to wear their flights inside out with the orange exposed, the cause of this is unknown. Either way they often have patches, pins and embroidery.
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-Denim jackets. Normally faded blue color. Sometimes these are bleached. They are also often customized with pins and patches.
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Harringtons-These are less common in the US scene. They are a more dressier coat and normally work plain, or with a few pins.
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=== Bottoms ===
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*Men: tight pants; levi 501s are common as are stretch pants.
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*Women: tight pants or miniskirts
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=== Footwear ===
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Boots are the most common form of skinhead footwear. Dr. Martens and Grinders are common. Skin girls also wear Monkey boots. Anything from 3 to 20 eyes can be found but 8, 10 and 14 eyelets are the most common. Some groups of skinheads associate a meaning with the colors of one's shoelaces.
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=== Laces ===
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[[Yellow]], [[black]], [[blue]], [[red]].
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=== Hats ===
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Travelling caps; cloth caps; worker-caps; [[Bowler hat|Bowlers]]; [[pork pie hats]]; [[scally]] (Benny in the UK) caps; "flat caps" (driver's caps); or [[rockers|rocker]]-caps.
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=== Braces ===
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Braces are worn with tight trousers, sometimes upright, sometimes hanging to the sides. Some groups of skinheads associate the colors of the braces and shoelaces on a skinhead with a certain meaning, though these meanings can differ by region. In most parts of North America, red braces are worn by anarchist skinheads.
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=== Hair ===
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*Men: Cut short, sometimes, although rarely, shaved bald.
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*Women: Usually a chelsea; some skinbyrds have short hair like the men.
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== Music ==
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Music tastes are relatively the same as [[punk]] tastes: [[Ska]], [[Rocksteady]], [[Reggae]], [[Oi!]], and [[Punk]].
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=== Popular anarcho-skinhead bands ===
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NOTE: Not all of these bands would call themselves "Anarcho-Skin". They are just bands that many anarcho-skins tend to listen to.  Several of these are Red (communist) skinhead bands.
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*[[Non Servium]] (Spain)
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*[[Nucleo Terco]] (Spain)
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*[[Loikaemie]] (Germany)
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*[[Pilseners]] (Catalunya)
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*[[Molodoi]] (France)
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*[[Inadaptats]] (Catalunya)
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*[[Criminal Skin]] (Chile)
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*[[Oi! the Arrasse]] (Catalunya)
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*[[Frontkick]] (Germany and Catalunya)
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*[[Kortatu]] (Euskadi)
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*[[Curasbun Oi!]] (Chile)
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*[[Ejercito Rojo]] (Puerto Rico)
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*[[No Respect]]
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*[[El Odio Oi!]] (Mexico)
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*[[Puntas De Acero]]
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*[[Those Unknown]] (U.S.)
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*[[The Burial]]
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*[[Shots In The Dark]]
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*[[Scrapy]]
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*[[Opció K-95]] (Catalunya)
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*[[Mors Aux Dents]]
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*[[Les Kamionërs Du Suicide]]
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*[[Les Partisans]] (France)
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*[[Kontratodo]] (Peru)
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*[[Komintern 43]]
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*[[Keltoi!]] (Galiza)
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*[[Kaos Urbano]] (Spain)
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*[[Guardia Negra]]
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*[[Generacion Rebelde]]
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*[[Comrade]]
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*[[Brigada Flores Magon]] (France)
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*[[Antiruggine]] (Italy)
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*[[Jeunesse Apatride]]
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*[[The Redskins]] (U.K)
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*[[Red Alert]] (U.K)
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*[[Red London]] (U.K)
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*[[Klasse Kriminale]] (Italy)
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*[[The Oppressed]] (Wales)
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*[[Angelic Upstarts]] (U.K)
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*[[Los Fastidios]] (Italy)
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*[[Fighting Chance]] (USA)
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*[[The Prowlers]] (USA)
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*[[The Class Assassins]] (USA)
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*[[The Stage Bottles]] (Germany)
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*[[Union Made]] (Quebec)
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*[[Fate2Hate]] (Quebec)
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*[[Final Four]]
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*[[No Good Heroes]] (U.S.)
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*[[Blaggers ITA]] (U.K.)
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*[[Analogs]]
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*[[Bolchoi]] (France)
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*[[Youngang]] (Italy)
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*[[Ya Basta]]
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=== Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae bands/artists - goodtime music for anarcho-skinheads ===
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:[[Bad Manners]]
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:[[The_Beat_(band)|The Beat]]
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:[[Big 5]]
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:[[The Bodysnatchers]]
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:[[The English Beat]]
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:[[The Ethiopians]]
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:[[International Beat]]
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:[[Judge Dread]]
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:[[Madness (band)|Madness]]
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:[[Maroon Town]]
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:[[The Selecter]]
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:[[Special Beat]]
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:[[The Specials]]
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:[[Laurel Aitken]]
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:[[The Slackers]]
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:[[The Toasters]]
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:[[Desmond Dekker]]
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:[[Symarip]]
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:[[Inspecter 7]]
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:[[Hub City Stompers]]
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== Anarcho-skinhead organisations ==
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*[[Anarchist Skins and Punks]]
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*[[Anti-Racist Action]]
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*[[Federacion Anarco-Skinhead]]
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*[[Red and Anarchist Skinheads]]
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*[[Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice]]
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.insurgence.net (great RASH Oi! and Hardcore mailorder out of Canada)]
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*[http://redskins.fightcapitalism.net/ RASH East Coast (USA)]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/rash_mexico/ RASH Mexico]
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*[http://www.nodo50.org/rashmadrid/ RASH Madrid]
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*[http://www.rashbogota.tk/ RASH Bogotá]
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*[http://www.rash-bbrb.de.vu RASH Berlin/ Brandenburg]
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*[http://www.rash-nord.de.vu/ RASH/Nord Niedersachsen]
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*[http://www.rash-polska.prv.pl RASH Poland]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/revolutiontimes/ RevolutionTimes]
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*[http://www.skullyrecords.com/sharp.htm SHARP: A Brief History]
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*[http://www.libcom.org/history/articles/skinheads Libcom.org/history: A Brief History of Skinhead Culture]
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*[http://www.belsharp.by.ru Belarusian SHARP website]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/yt/sharptor/ Canadian (Toronto Crew) SHARP website]
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*[http://www.skullyrecords.com/sharp_patches.htm SHARP patches from around the world]
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*[http://www.anti-racist-action.org/ ARA Official Website]
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*[http://www.antiracistaction.ca Anti-Racist Action Canada]
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*[http://www.anarchistskinsandpunx.com ASAP homepage]
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[[Category:Anti-fascism]]
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[[Category:Anti-neo-Nazi activism]]
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[[Category:Anarchist organizations]]
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[[Category:Punk]]
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[[Category:Skinhead]]
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[[Category:Subcultures]]

Revision as of 10:48, 1 October 2006

Anarcho-skinheads are the anarchist skinheads. They are sympathetic to the anti-fascism and militant working class stance. There are many anarcho-skinheads who are not in any crew/organization, some who are involved with explicitly anarchist crews like ASAP - Anarchist Skins and Punks - in the USA and FASH - Federacion Anarco-Skinhead - in Spain and parts of Latin America, and some who are just with non political or other kinds of crews - the Baldies were a crew in Minneapolis with anarchist members, some are in SHARP - Red and Anarchist Skinheads' chapters, and all sorts of different crews.

Anarcho-skinhead style

Anarcho-skinhead style is not much different from the regular skinhead style. The only differences are that anarcho-skinheads tend to adopt a little more Punk styles such as a lot of band t-shirts and studded belts. Anarcho-skinheads also apply their politics to their style. With the "lace and braces" rule, most tend to go for red signifying the color of socialism.

Tops

  • Men: Fred Perry, Ben Sherman, Band T shirts.
  • Women: same as for the guys.

Coats

-Flight/Bomber Jackets. Normal colors are Green and Black, occasionally dark blue. In the 90s it was possible to see male skins wearing burgundy, but this is mainly for girls now. Also in the past French redskins were known to wear their flights inside out with the orange exposed, the cause of this is unknown. Either way they often have patches, pins and embroidery.

-Denim jackets. Normally faded blue color. Sometimes these are bleached. They are also often customized with pins and patches.

Harringtons-These are less common in the US scene. They are a more dressier coat and normally work plain, or with a few pins.

Bottoms

  • Men: tight pants; levi 501s are common as are stretch pants.
  • Women: tight pants or miniskirts

Footwear

Boots are the most common form of skinhead footwear. Dr. Martens and Grinders are common. Skin girls also wear Monkey boots. Anything from 3 to 20 eyes can be found but 8, 10 and 14 eyelets are the most common. Some groups of skinheads associate a meaning with the colors of one's shoelaces.

Laces

Yellow, black, blue, red.

Hats

Travelling caps; cloth caps; worker-caps; Bowlers; pork pie hats; scally (Benny in the UK) caps; "flat caps" (driver's caps); or rocker-caps.

Braces

Braces are worn with tight trousers, sometimes upright, sometimes hanging to the sides. Some groups of skinheads associate the colors of the braces and shoelaces on a skinhead with a certain meaning, though these meanings can differ by region. In most parts of North America, red braces are worn by anarchist skinheads.

Hair

  • Men: Cut short, sometimes, although rarely, shaved bald.
  • Women: Usually a chelsea; some skinbyrds have short hair like the men.

Music

Music tastes are relatively the same as punk tastes: Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Oi!, and Punk.

Popular anarcho-skinhead bands

NOTE: Not all of these bands would call themselves "Anarcho-Skin". They are just bands that many anarcho-skins tend to listen to. Several of these are Red (communist) skinhead bands.

Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae bands/artists - goodtime music for anarcho-skinheads

Bad Manners
The Beat
Big 5
The Bodysnatchers
The English Beat
The Ethiopians
International Beat
Judge Dread
Madness
Maroon Town
The Selecter
Special Beat
The Specials
Laurel Aitken
The Slackers
The Toasters
Desmond Dekker
Symarip
Inspecter 7
Hub City Stompers

Anarcho-skinhead organisations

External links

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